Learn how to annotate a mortgage or lien on a Philippine certificate of title, including documents, Registry of Deeds procedures, and legal effects.
How Do You Annotate a Lien on a Certificate of Title? Read More »
Payment of real property taxes does not prove absolute land ownership. Learn how tax declarations compare with Torrens titles and other evidence.
Does Payment of Real Property Taxes Prove Land Ownership? Read More »
Learn how Philippine law lets subdivision and condominium buyers suspend payments or demand refunds when developers abandon or delay projects.
How Can Buyers Recover Payments When Projects Are Canceled? Read More »
Learn how Philippine law treats pacto de retro sales, when courts presume an equitable mortgage, and the risks of hidden loans secured by property.
What Is a Pacto de Retro Sale in Philippine Property Law? Read More »
Learn how heirs remove a deceased owner’s name from a Philippine land title through settlement, estate-tax clearance, publication, and registration.
How Do You Remove a Deceased Person’s Name From a Land Title? Read More »
Learn how Philippine commercial property owners can file unlawful detainer against corporate tenants who refuse to leave after lease expiration.
What Can Owners Do When Commercial Tenants Overstay? Read More »
Learn how Philippine commercial property owners can file unlawful detainer against corporate tenants who refuse to leave after lease expiration.
What Can Owners Do When Commercial Tenants Overstay? Read More »
Learn how co-heirs can seek judicial partition, assignment, or public auction when siblings refuse to sell an undivided commercial building.
How Can Co-Heirs Force Sale of Undivided Property? Read More »
Learn how an Affidavit of Consolidation of Ownership transfers a foreclosed property after the redemption period expires.
What Is an Affidavit of Consolidation of Ownership? Read More »
Learn how Philippine landlords may increase residential rent while observing statutory caps, lease terms, notice requirements, and tax rules.
How Can Landlords Legally Increase Rent? Read More »
